Aldernan, Obsidian Palace.

On a rare sunny day, the sun shook away the mist that enveloped the entire Aldernan region. The brilliant light shone from the sky, penetrated the thin and shallow clouds, and slanted into the courtyard of the Obsidian Palace.

In the small flower hall on the first floor of the palace, the attendant opened the window towards the courtyard. The fresh morning breeze passed through the bushes outside the window and blew into the hall without any rush. Rosetta Augustus sat on the bench by the window, half of his face was shining with sunlight, as if a layer of glimmer was plated.

"Hadilan heard news, he was empty at Orlanda's throat," Rosetta raised his head and looked at Matilda sitting opposite him. "He happened to be inspecting the factory near Orlanda, but he still couldn't detect when the sleepers evacuated."

"If a secret organization has been in our empire for seven hundred years, then when they are determined to secretly evacuate, it is normal for us to detect and intercept it at the first time," Matilda sat upright opposite her father, with golden chains hanging from her hair, and shaking a fine golden light next to her cheek. "I just didn't expect that Gowen Cecil would stand behind all this..."

Rosetta glanced at Matilda: "Judging from time, when the Eternal Sleeper Cult encounters an accident and launches the evacuation plan, it is also the days when you stayed in Cecil."

Matilda couldn't help frowning, and a look of regret and shame appeared on her face: "Yes... I was near Gauven Cecil those days, but I didn't notice anything..."

Rosetta's expression was very calm: "If even a young man like you can easily discover his secrets, then he is not Cecil's emperor, and Tifeng can rest assured."

"The secret of Gowan Cecil..." Matilda muttered subconsciously, then raised her eyes, "Father, the secret of 'outerland wanderer' can be used to shake his authority in rule. If he is no longer 'Gowan Cecil', then the support he received by his pioneering heroes will definitely be greatly shaken. In addition, he has a connection with the Eternal Sleeper, can this be...

Rosetta raised his eyebrows and looked at Matilda's eyes, with a smile: "I remember you said not long ago that he was a kind and generous elder, and the conversation with him taught you a lot."

"...I don't deny that I have some respect for him, whether he is really 'Gowen Cecil' or not," Matilda replied with a serious look on his face, "but he is our opponent after all, isn't he?"

"...Matilda, you have grown a little again," Rosetta looked at his daughter quietly for a moment, and said slowly with a smile on his eyes, "It's just that you haven't grown enough, you've said something wrong.

"Our 'opponent' did indeed rely on the support he received when he rose in the southern border with the identity of 'Gowen Cecil', but he did not rely on the identity of 'Gowen Cecil' when he was in the position of emperor. He did not rely on the name of maintaining his rule over the empire."

Matilda didn't react for a moment and asked subconsciously: "Then he relies on..."

"Of course it's his army, and the bureaucrats he has vigorously trained, my child," Rosetta suddenly laughed, "You are not so slow to react normally - you didn't expect this?"

Matilda looked a little embarrassed: "I..."

"It's okay, you're still young," Rosetta smiled and shook his head. "Like I said, letting an emperor sit in that position is not a 'good reputation'. Good reputation is of course important. It can make your crown look more beautiful and you can stay in that position more comfortable, but military power and regime are the key factors that determine whether you can continue to stay in that position. Unfortunately, Gowen Cecil has both, and it is very reliable.

"If he loses control over the army and social order, then we don't have to do it, and countless remnants left behind in the old Ansu era will jump out and give him a lot of usurper names, and his "resurrection" will undoubtedly turn into a devil's conspiracy.

"If he firmly controls the army and social order, even if many people reveal his secrets, it will only be a "malign slander by the vain seeking restoration and the vicious conspirators." His "resurrection" will still be a miracle, even a miracle when needed.

"If you consider his effective ways to control public opinion and attract people, child, do you think that a mere rumor about the resurrection of evil spirits can shake the rule of Gowen Cecil? As far as I know, since the day he was resurrected, similar rumors have never stopped. What role did these rumors have?"

Matilda acted as if she was taught humbly, listened carefully to Rosetta's words, and then asked after the other party finished speaking: "But... this is still a very important handle, right? For us, this 'secret' is a great surprise."

"Yes, a very important handle... but it cannot produce much effect. And as you said, this gain is just an "accident"," Rosetta Augustus nodded slightly, "So if we really want to do something with it, then we must not do it 'in person'. This is not worth it. Gauven Cecil and his department specially used to control intelligence must have been prepared for public opinion counter-revolution. If we are not careful, our losses will be greater than him. Secondly, don't expect too good results. Just like the sword technique you have learned, there will be no trick to win in the battle of a strong enemy. Advantages need to be accumulated slowly, and many times we accumulate not even advantages, but just gain some time for the accumulated advantages."

Matilda listened quietly, with a thoughtful look on her face. She heard her father say to herself in a meaningful tone: "Matilda, governing an empire requires not only iron fist and decisiveness, but more often, you also need patience and caution."

Matilda nodded subconsciously, but suddenly realized something and looked at Rosetta with wide eyes: "Father, you..."

"I don't mean anything else," Rosetta said quietly, and suddenly changed the subject. "In fact, if our information is correct, we might even owe Gowen Cecil a favor."

"I owe him a favor?" Matilda couldn't help but ask in surprise, "What do you mean?"

"…How many nightmares have you experienced since the late cold moon?" Rosetta asked.

"...only twice," Matilda thought for a while, and although it was unknown, he replied seriously. "The power of the curse had been enhanced before, but after the cold moon, the effect of the curse returned to its original state... and it may even be weakened a little, and my nightmare lasted shorter."

"The curse that entangled our family comes from the throat of Orlandel, from the collapsed old imperial capital. Now we know that the fallen dream priests have not gone anywhere else for the past two centuries. They have been in the depths of that ruin, constantly studying taboo things - the intelligence provided by Lord Bomeier shows that it was the study of the Eternal Sleeper who caused a disaster of the level of the divine disaster, so they had to ask for help from the 'extraterritorial wanderers', and the timeline of all this coincides with the fluctuations of the power of the curse in recent times."

Matilda's eyes gradually became serious.

"According to the analysis of the Royal Advisor, if the disaster caused by the dark priests broke out, the entire Augustus family would suffer huge losses for it, and all of this broke out in the end..." Rosetta said slowly, and looked at Matilda's reaction with his scrutiny eyes. "Gowen Cecil has his own purpose. What he provides to us is not 'free help', but in fact, we owe him a favor."

Matilda's expression seemed a little weird, and she didn't know how to respond to her father's words, but after a few seconds of silence and thinking, she shook her head: "Human favors can be used to redeem human favors, but the interests of the empire are different."

"This is the best answer you have today," Rosetta's serious expression eased, "Go and do your own business--I have been saying things with my nagging father for so long, and you must be tired."

"I will always gain a lot of money when talking to you," Matilda stood up and bowed deeply to Rosetta, "Then I will retreat first, Father."

Rosetta waved his hand gently, and Matilda left the small hall covered by the sun and the fragrance of flowers.

The room was quiet, and only the bright morning sunshine was left with Rosetta Augustus, who was no longer young. The ruler of Tifon sat quietly in a quiet atmosphere for a while, then slowly turned his gaze and his eyes fell on the round table in front of him.

A large, exquisitely printed book with a gold-plated surface lay quietly there, bathing in the bright sunshine that is not common in Aldernan.

This is a gift Matilda brought back from Cecil, which was given to him by the "Gowen Cecil".

"You're so lucky," Rosetta suddenly chuckled, and reached out to pick up the book, while muttering to himself, "The whole Aldernan is coming to greet you."

His eyes swept through the pages, and lines of neat words came into his eyes—

“…The state is an orderly collective, a collection of cultural identity and interest demands, including the people and the land, with consistent cultural identity and interest demands as the link…

"Maintaining social stability and development is one of the basic missions of the national ruling class..."

In the quiet little hall, only the sound of turning the pages was slowly left.

After a long time, a sigh filled with inexplicable complex emotions rang out in the small hall: "I can understand what you want to say..."

...

"Sir Golos, Ms. Ashalina, I hope you are still used to living in the Aki Palace," said Gao Wen, in the reception room of the Palace of Cecil, and looked at the Dragon Ambassador in front of him with a smile. "We have limited understanding of the customs and habits of the Holy Dragon Principality. If there is any inadequate arrangement, please speak."

"No, we've been very satisfied with your hospitality," Sir Goloche smiled in a relaxed tone. "We could feel Cecil's sincerity and kindness--as a first contact, it was a very good start."

"That's good," Gao Wen nodded. Yesterday's greetings and courtesy were over. Today is the time to talk about the main business, so he quickly got to the point. "Then let's start directly - the Cecil Empire hopes to establish a closer relationship with the Duchy of Holy Dragon, not just a single business, not just a few more envoys, but we hope to establish a relatively stable business channel between the two countries, which is good for the living standards of the people of both countries and the national economy."

Sir Goloss obviously admires Gao Wen's way of speaking straight to the point. After realizing that the new "Cecil Empire" was not as full of red tape and outdated rules as described in the information on the human kingdom, his attitude became relaxed and direct: "To be honest, this is exactly the will of Grand Duke Baloger - although the Holy Dragon Principality does not communicate with the outside world often, this does not mean that we are closed and stubborn. We are also curious about the outside world and are very interested in your country's magic technology. But I don't know what your concept of the "business channel" between the two countries? Or to be more straightforward, what are you going to sell to us?"

Gao Wen's mouth raised slightly, showing a sincere and happy smile.

When facing his business partners, he always smiles sincerely.

"Jazz, you used to take our magic train when you came- are you interested in it?"

Sir Golosh and Ashalina looked at each other.

"Ah..." Two seconds later, Gorosh blinked and nodded, "That's a very magical thing, and it has a very obvious purpose, so we are naturally interested."

Gao Wen smiled and signaled the servants beside him to send some information: "So we have a complete investment plan for your interests."

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